ORLANDO, Fla. – In the fight against COVID-19, there is a wealth of stats and figures that can be broken down in numerous ways.
News 6 took a closer look at Gov. Ron DeSantis’ claims during a news conference Wednesday about hospitalizations related to the virus per capita. “States like New York and New Jersey have over 80 people per 100,000 that are currently in the hospital,” DeSantis said. “Florida is about 10.3 currently hospitalized per 100,000.” The state’s dashboard for tracking COVID-19 does break down the number of hospitalizations, but it gives the total number of hospitalizations since the virus started -- not current hospitalizations.